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When I left Queen’s my future seemed to stretch out before me like a straight road. I thought I could see along it for many a milestone. Now there is a bend in it. I don’t know what lies around the bend, but I’m going to believe that the best does. It has a fascination of its own, that bend, Marilla. I wonder how the road beyond it goes – what there is of green glory and soft, checkered light and shadows – what new landscapes – what new beauties – what curves and hills and valleys further on.” Anne Shirley from Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

I love the bookAnne of Green Gables. I read it in eighth grade and it changed my life. I’m a librarian because Anne brought me to places I didn’t know books could take you. Since then I’ve discovered the hard way that life gives you bending roads; those twists and turns you don’t expect. It’s how I respond to those situation that matter. I’ve also learned that reading books can be a great way for readers (of any age) to vicariously work through hard times. That is why I love reading realististic fiction. This blog discusses and reviews realistic fiction (and other books) I read for work and pleasure. SH 6/09 ♥ (updated 10/09)